Hardware Podcasts

#022 - Effective project-based learning from astrophysicist turned entrepreneur, professor, with Joshua Spodek of NYU, Spodek Academy, USA

The Hardware Entrepreneur · 19 Apr 2017 · 58m

What this episode covers

Joshua Spodek, a professor at NYU and founder of Spodek Academy, discusses his transition from an astrophysicist to a hardware entrepreneur and leadership educator. He details the founding of Submedia, a company that commercialized a hardware invention for in-tunnel motion pictures, and the challenges they faced, including the 9/11 attacks and market shifts. Spodek explains his 'method learning' approach to leadership, which applies exercises from acting and sports to teach social and emotional skills, contrasting it with traditional lecture-based education.

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early-stage companies and companies scaling up

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Companies
Submedia, Spodek Academy, NYU, Columbia University, Inc magazine
Products
Leadership Step by Step, Zootrope
Also
Inside the Actors Studio, Marshall Goldsmith, Seth Godin

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